Red tide closes Nauset Marsh system to shellfishing

The state Division of Marine Fisheries has closed the Nauset Marsh system in Eastham and Orleans to shellfishing due to red tide – paralytic shellfish poison, or PSP.

Affected areas include Nauset Harbor in Eastham and Orleans; Mill Pond, Orleans; Town Cove in Eastham and Orleans; Nauset Marsh in Eastham, and Salt Pond in Eastham. The suspension of shellfishing (it happens pretty much every year, temporarily) was effective Thursday.